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...tackled the same subject - such as Volker Schlöndorff in his 2000 film The Legend of Rita - is that they focus too much on trying to understand the terrorists and not enough on comprehending the destruction they caused. Besides, destruction makes for more exciting viewing. Throughout his career, Eichinger has emulated filmmakers who know how to entertain, which serves him well at the box office, but puts him at odds with the arthouse crowd, who accuse him of pandering. Never one to stand down from a fight, Eichinger bats the criticism back as a challenge. "Everybody would like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baader Meinhof: Action Hit, Oscar Hopeful | 2/16/2009 | See Source »

...inclined to spiritual explanations that reflect the numinous and otherworldly qualities of classical music itself. In October 1987, my father, Lynn Harrell, a cellist, performed at London's Royal Festival Hall a week after the death of Jacqueline du Pre, the beautiful and extravagantly talented British cellist whose career was cut short at 28 when numbness in her fingers turned out to be Multiple Sclerosis, a disease that eventually killed her. It was an emotional experience: by that time, my father was playing one of du Pre's cellos - a 1674 Stradivarius...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Accidental Genius: Why a Stradivarius Sounds So Good | 2/15/2009 | See Source »

...There are other Lincoln sites in and around Springfield well worth seeing - the train station where he gave his moving farewell address to his friends and neighbors; the home of Ninian Edwards, where the Lincolns met and courted; the reconstructed village of New Salem, where Lincoln launched his political career. Springfield also has been commemorating the 100th anniversary of a brutal race riot that terrorized the city's black residents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reporter's Notebook: Visiting Lincoln's Springfield | 2/14/2009 | See Source »

...people have representation and that Ken Starr has taken on this case,” he said. Another student noted that she respected Starr’s decision to stay true to his beliefs even though he has adopted many high-profile cases during the course of his career. “Christianity is a huge factor for me personally, and that he has managed to go so far while still holding onto his beliefs is very impressive,” Katheryn E. Klimko, a first year law student, said. “It was very powerful how he talked...

Author: By Ellie Reilly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Starr Defends Prop. 8 Position | 2/13/2009 | See Source »

Brown, Chris • bad - very bad - career move...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paul Slansky's Weekly Index of the News | 2/13/2009 | See Source »

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